Uniko Birthday Inspiration Through The Years - Part 5

Happy Friday.  

Welcome to day 21 of the Uniko 13th Birthday Celebrations and part 5 and the final of my Inspiration Through The Years. If you missed part 1,  part 2, part 3 and part 4, you can catch up HERE,  HERE, HERE and HERE.

Today I am sharing new inspiration from 2023 and 2024. For me personally I feel 2023 was the beginning of a little revival for Uniko as I added to the ever popular Mid Century Modern Collection, but also designed some new and innovative stencil designs, including the Ink & Flip Stencils. 2024 was a continuation of this revival which sparked new designs to explore and release this year.

Let's have a look at a couple of my favourite cards from 2023 that inspired my new version I'm sharing today. 

It may be no surprise to you that I chose the Stencil - Layering Bauhaus Blocks. This stencil was originally released in May/June 2023 and was an instant hit and still remains to be. 

I took the original concept of the Stencil - MOD Background Builder in that you can create an instant focal point, but that you can also easily move the stencil to fill a larger background with the pattern. As you can see from the title I was inspired by the Bauhaus Design Style and this time created a 3 layer stencil to create the pattern and bring more colour to the background. 

The beauty of this geometric pattern is that depending on the colours you choose you can make it both masculine looking and feminine looking. The pairings with other products, sentiments and layout choices are endless. 

It was a delight to ink this stencil up again.

Here I was inspired a little by the colours of the second card above and the layout/technique of the first. When the stencil was released I also released the Bauhaus Blocks Clear Stamps that pair beautifully with the stencil. So I opted to use those on my card too, along with a sentiment from the same set. 

I know the Bauhaus Blocks Clear Stamps are currently out of stock, I will do my best to have them back with the next batch early March. 

Lastly is 2024 saw the development and expansion of the Ink & Flip Stencils along with a couple more additions to the Mid Century Modern Collection. It was a tough decision on what to choose with so many favourites, but here is what I chose and the card to inspire a new card.

Background Blocks MOD Builder and Mid Century Modern Birthday were both released in February 2024. The MOD Background Builder is purposefully designed to be smaller than the stencil, mainly because I wanted the patterns to offset each other. 

And Mid Century Modern Birthday came about because I wanted a large birthday sentiment option in the same font I created for Mid Century Modern Christmas and Mid Century Modern Wreath Builder. Mid Century Modern Everyday Sentiments was also released the same time. 

Here's my new card.

For this new card I simply stamped the block in a new layout, stamped the sentiment and heat embossed in my favourite Stardust embossing powder. I then coloured the block in a similar way to my original card, but with brighter colours.

And that wraps up looking back at Uniko Through The Years! 

I hope you enjoyed this as much as I have and it has provided you more inspiration to create with your Uniko supplies. 

Before I go today, I know, it's a really long post. There is still time to join in on and enter...

Uniko's 13th Birthday Linky Party

Grand Prize Giveaway - Win Stamps For a Year

Grand Prize Giveaway - Win Stencils For a Year

PLUS, did you know that Uniko has a VIP Group on Facebook for Uniko customers and fans? 

The group is a private and safe space to share your Uniko creations. Today I have launched a monthly challenge over there to inspire your makes and there is a little incentive to join in too. A chance to win £10 to spend in store to one randomly selected entry.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/2723159841326437/

Use the link above to find the group and answer the questions, an admin of the group will approve and then you'll able to join in on the fun. I hope to see you there. 

Crafty Hugs

12 Days Of Christmas Inspiration & Giveaways - Day 6 Christmas Pop

 

Hello & Happy Festive Friday 

Today is Day 6 of Uniko's 12 Days Of Christmas Inspiration & Giveaways and along with the usual inspiration using today's featured product, I have some FABULOUS Festive Offers. I will get to those at the end of my post.

The product I chose to use today is the re-released Christmas Pop clear stamps. I wasn't sure I would be able to use it as stock levels have been going down fast again since my last restock. So I thought I'd better get the inspiration in before it sells out again!

I've had so much fun with this set, pairing with products that I have released since this clear stamp was first released. That it was only right I paired it with another favourite I've not used for a while, the Stencil - Layering Bauhaus Blocks! 

And it pairs beautifully, even if I say so myself. These colours are so fun and vibrant too. I used Parsley, Oceanside and Poppy. 

To make this card using a current favourite spotlight technique, I've used it a lot recently! I ink blended the 3 layers of the stencil on two pieces of white card. I then stamped the Christmas Pop outline tree onto one of the stencilled panels and fussy cut it out. 

It was then a case of applying foam tape to the tree and lining it up on the other stencilled panel so that the design matched. I finished with a sentiment from Simply Said Blocks Christmas.

I'm running a little behind with my YouTube video today, but it will be up this afternoon. Be sure to subscribe to the Uniko Channel to be notified when a new video is available. 

*Edited to add, todays video is available to watch HERE.

Now for some Fabulous Festive Offers.

Firstly, FREE Worldwide Shipping minimum spend has reduced to just £30to qualify for free shipping. This is normally £75 for those outside the UK and £60 in the UK.

This is perfect for my lovely customers in the EU and Northern Ireland.

PLEASE NOTE - Due to GPSR that come into effect on 13th December 2024, I will no longer be able to ship orders to these destinations. The last day to order is Midday GMT Monday 9th December 2024 to give time for your orders to be processed through the Royal Mail system. It's a busy time of year, so can take longer. 

I am looking into this to try and find an option that isn't too expensive and I am attending an online event that will hopefully answer questions and give me more insight. Please stay in touch via this newsletter and Uniko socials for updates 😊

Special Offers 🎉

THREE for £15 on the following £6.50 value collections, BIG & BOLD, Everyday Sentiments, Flower Power and Simply Said Blocks. You can mix from any of these collections to qualify for the discount. 

THREE for £12 on stencils valued at £4.50

Discounts will automatically be applied to qualifying orders, so no code necessary. Offers expire at Midday GMT Monday 9th December 2024.

Crafty Hugs

Hello March & Happy St Davids Day

Hello, Happy Friday & Happy St Davids Day.

Firstly, thank you for all the support, comments and lovely orders during February. You really made Uniko's 12th Birthday one to remember. Secondly, I need to extend my apologies for not sharing much since release day. 

Along with the release orders keeping me busy and the general day to day running of Uniko. I have spent this past week doing my other main job of being mummy and nurse to a poorly Bean. Thankfully he is doing a lot better and has spent the day with Grandma and Grandad giving me a little reprieve and time to catch up. 

So, I am kicking the month off with a Spring card...

With it being St Davids Day and the national flower of Wales being the Daffodil I had to incorporate Spring Botanicals Daffodil into my make. 

I wasn't in the mood for detailed colouring, so my quicker alternative is using a stencil. It feels like it has been a while since I used the Layering Bauhaus Blocks, so that's what I used for my base and colour hit! 

I added a little masked off border to my base card before stencilling and this married in with my top layer using the Spring Botanicals Daffodil. I adhered the layer using foam adhesive for a little dimension too.

That's all from me today, but I will back over the weekend with more to share.

Crafty Hugs

Geometric Floral Thank You!

Hello & Happy Saturday! 

What a beautiful sunny day it is here in the North East of England. I hope the sun is shining where you are. Today I wanted to pop by and share the card I made during last nights Facebook Live as I know some of you are not on Facebook or social media. I have managed to upload the video replay to Uniko's YouTube and I will share the link below.

Before I get to my card and YouTube video link I would like to say a BIG thank you for the wonderful response to yesterdays release. For all the lovely orders, all the wonderful comments and support. They all made my day.

I think you will agree with me that the Brand Ambassadors did a fabulous showcase of the release with all their creativity.

Now, here is the card I made during yesterdays Facebook Live demoing the new Stencil - Layering Bauhaus Block Builder.

If you saw my live you will notice I have trimmed off the section where I made a mistake. I was thrown off track by my father-in-law unexpectedly trying to FaceTime me, not once, but twice! 

I used Concord & 9th inks in Buttercup, Aqua Sky and Grapefruit to ink the different layers of the stencil. I then used the outline flower from Beautiful Blooms II, stamped in Honeysuckle and the detail of the flower in Ballet Slipper.

The leaves from the stamp set are stamped in Parsley ink and I fussy but both the flower and leaves before adhering to my card using foam adhesive. The sentiment is from Bauhaus Blocks Clear Stamps and I have embellished with a few Concord & 9th Pebble enamel dots. I finally decided to trim the right hand side of the stencilled panel and adhered it using double sided tape to a Honeysuckle card base.

If you would like to watch the replay of the Live it is now available HERE on YouTube. I'd love for you to subscribe to the unikostudio channel, I will be doing more live demos and adding more video content in the coming weeks.

Thank you again & Crafty Hugs